Alternatives to Monster.com and/or listing jobs????????

[redgtxdi]

OK, so I've got a job position open and I'm trying to hire someone, but the local paper failed miserably.

Within 2 days (starting Sunday) we had literally NO applicants!!!!

The owner of the company suggested monster.com but monster is really about resumes, not job listings. I wonder what's out there for advertising a job.......(reverse of monster-type searching).

Anyway, suggestions would be appreciated.

TIA (P.S......Yes, I already searched here......mostly monster-bashing, but no suggestions for what I'm asking)

 

[SagaLore]

Someone once suggested DICE, so I gave them a shot - and so far I would recommend it myself. Instead of having to log into the site and get bombarded with ads before you get to the results, you can create an agent that sends you an email - the email includes a link right to the job description with no ads.

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: SagaLore
Someone once suggested DICE, so I gave them a shot - and so far I would recommend it myself. Instead of having to log into the site and get bombarded with ads before you get to the results, you can create an agent that sends you an email - the email includes a link right to the job description with no ads.

DICE is one of the better ones for Tech jobs!

I used it, and as long as you update your resume every once in a while, you will get contacts.

I think it works on a queue system. Active resumes get bumped to the top.

 

[flyingboujanero]

Careerbuilder

 

[redgtxdi]

Ahh..........career builder is looking very good!!

Ya, DICE is a bit too tech oriented. This is more of a customer service position and looking specifically for local help as reliability is the biggest issue.

I swear sometimes I think that people don't need jobs anymore.

I started the ad at $9.50/hr, then $10, then $10.50 and we also have medical/retirement (matching, even) and people just don't seem to want anything under $20/hr anymore.

Maybe everyone's right.................some day we'll just all be working at Wal Mart!

 

[bigrash]

Careerbuilder, Hotjobs and craigslist

 

[GeneValgene]

Originally posted by: flyingboujanero
Careerbuilder

:thumbsup:

 

[Vette73]

Hotjobs seem to have less spam and junk then career builder (even though it has gotten better).


Post the ad you ran and let us unemployed people look at it. I have been looking so long now I can tell then good ones to apply to and the ones to either skip or run and scream to get away.

 

[Feldenak]

From what I've been told, America's Job Bank is decent too.

 

[redgtxdi]

CUSTOMER SERVICE B2B environmt for someone that wants an Xlnt oppt.
to grow with company! Must be reliable and have strong phone and
in-person skills. Medical & retirmnt avail. Must provide
*clean* DMV. Start $10.50/hr. M-F, 8-5. Apply in person.


Clean DMV gets posted in any ad we run nowadays. We had a person who *had* clean DMV, then just before we fired them realized they were driving a company vehicle w/ no license & no insurance. (not good). Since there's a potential they could drive a company vehicle to visit a customer or run an errand, it's a must.

There's some training up front as new hires are usually overwhelmed at the learning curve, but we can train rather quickly & within a year they know more than they thought they would.

Problem is people seem to want paychecks for nothin'.

 

[Vette73]

^


Sorry but that does not tell me a thing about the job. "Customer service" is so general that could mean everything from cold calling people, wiping somebodys butt, or asking if they want frys with that. To me the ads that don;t have at least SOME idea of what goes on day to day are scams or some job so bad that if you did say what the person does $20 a hour would not get anyone to apply. Kinda like the ads that say "make 10K your first week... call to apply". That tells me nothing of the job, and the wording just screams either horriable job or scam.


Things like Clean DMV record can come up when they e-mail their resume or call for more info, unless driving is something that takes up 50% or more of the job. What YOU are trying to do is get some papers (resumes, applications, etc...) from people to see what kind of people apply for the job at that pay. Someone that looks at $10.50 a hour and says I can pay my bills and do what that listing asks will send in their info. With that you can see if you are paying to much or little, gave a good idea what the job intails, etc...

Try that and see what kinda response you get.

 

[mzkhadir]

DICE
JOB BANK
USA JOBS
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REVOLUTION.net
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